Team Fortress 2 Beta

Team Fortress 2 Beta was a separate beta version of the game and open to all premium players. Released on December 2, 2010 and removed on June 7th 2013, this was the second period of public beta testing – the first one occurring before the official release of the game. The beta was used for purposes including, but not limited to:

New players received any weapons that were currently undergoing testing, certain promotional items that their Steam account was entitled to, and other items that may have been given out for testing occasionally. Random drops and crafting were enabled, however trading and the Mann Co. Store were not available. Team Fortress 2 Beta used the same drop cap as the normal version of Team Fortress 2.

This Team Fortress 2 Beta differed from the first beta that was released to any user who pre-ordered the game back in 2007, and was more similar to the closed beta from 2009.

Alt-fire detonates flare in flight. It creates a small explosion which ignites nearby players, but does less damage than a normal hit. Knockback can be used to flare jump.Guarantees critical damage on burning targets (direct flare hits only)+20% explosion vulnerability on wearer.

1These weapon changes were implemented in the Hatless Update but were reverted by an item schema update before the April 15, 2011 Patch. 2This Vita-Saw change was originally included in the Hatless Update patch notes, but never went live, and was later removed from the notes. 3The Detonator went live as a part of the Über Update, but had its self-damage increased to +25% and its maximum flare jump height reduced. 4Mechanics reworked into those of the Bazaar Bargain and implemented in the Über Update. This beta variation continues to exist as a separate weapon with its pre-release stats, but has been removed from players' backpacks as of the November 9, 2011 beta patch. 5Implemented as the Shahanshah. Beta variation still exists with identical stats, but is not active. 6Base damage based on buffed Flame Thrower stats. 7Implemented as the Escape Plan. 8Stats given to Equalizer.

Other changes

The public IP is now displayed in the console when creating a local server, and the output for the exec command has been altered.

Added an option for dedicated servers to enforce Steam user blocking. This is a feature which allows a player or Steam Community group to prevent other players that they have blocked from joining their games. [1][2]